Background

In the early 1950s, people of a mid-sized town in Southern California found themselves in desperate need of a new hospital.

A fundraising campaign was formed by civic leaders and healthcare professionals to raise money to build a true community hospital — one owned and governed by the people.

This drive led to the opening of the original 112-bed Hospital in 1956. The Hospital has undergone a vast transformation since then; it is now a regional medical center offering nationally-recognized departments and services, with 418 general acute beds, 48 licensed critical care beds, 13 state-of-the-art surgical suites, and a full-service Emergency Department with a Chest Pain Center and nationally certified Stroke Center.